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Inequities in Boston

A guide for instructors to use as part of their curricula, about inequities that are always present in the Boston area, but have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Holyoke Soldiers' Home

Independent report slams handling of coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home; witness describes walking the veterans ‘to their death’
by Hanna Krueger and Matt Stout, Boston Globe, Updated June 24, 2020

COVID in Elder Care Facilities

COVID-19 Hits Elder Care Facilities In Mass. The Hardest, With More Than 1,300 Now Dead
Miriam Wasser and Bob Oakes, WBUR, April 24, 2020
Group calls for urgent nursing home reforms amid COVID-19
John Hilliard, Boston Globe, Updated June 28, 2020
The expendables in the coronavirus pandemic: The elderly and those with disabilities
Peter Glick and Amy Cuddy, Boston Globe, Updated April 24, 2020
Seniors, Facing Isolation Worsened By COVID, Turn To Volunteers, Community Efforts To Ease Loneliness
Liz Neisloss, WGBH, May 12, 2020